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Chapter 5

           "ThereislikewiseakindofbeggarlyprincesinEurope,notabletomakewarbythemselves,whohireouttheirtroopstorichernations,forsomuchadaytoeachman;ofwhichtheykeepthree-fourthstothemselves,anditisthebestpartoftheirmaintenance:sucharethoseinmanynorthernpartsofEurope."

           "Whatyouhavetoldme,"saidmymaster,"uponthesubjectofwar,doesindeeddiscovermostadmirablytheeffectsofthatreasonyoupretendto:however,itishappythattheshameisgreaterthanthedanger;andthatnaturehasleftyouutterlyincapableofdoingmuchmischief.For,yourmouthslyingflatwithyourfaces,youcanhardlybiteeachothertoanypurpose,unlessbyconsent.Thenastotheclawsuponyourfeetbeforeandbehind,theyaresoshortandtender,thatoneofourYahooswoulddriveadozenofyoursbeforehim.Andtherefore,inrecountingthenumbersofthosewhohavebeenkilledinbattle,Icannotbutthinkyouhavesaidthethingwhichisnot."

           Icouldnotforbearshakingmyhead,andsmilingalittleathisignorance.

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